Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-10-25

elaborate designs made for the fine
blocks the new era demanded. A
very bright climate like ours made the
call for stone of rich but sober hue,
more emphatic.
So much discussion was going on
about this matter, and so little had
been done, that as late as the fourth
of last April, Congressman Morrow
addressed letter to the State Geolo-
gist suggesting the propriety OF his
department making an investigation
throughout the State for quarries of
good building stone other than
granite.
In view of these facts it will be
hailed with pride by all who have at
heart the proper beautifying of this
city, destined as it is to be among the
most beautiful in the world, to learn
that some of our own citizens have
taken this matter up in earnest, and
propose to push this enterprise so i'm
portant to the section. A building
stone has been found which is better
in all respects than any heretofore
worked in any part OF the
American Union. No Eastern
stone yet found compares with it.
1t is brown stone, and the writer is
not guessing as to its excellence. He
has carefully examined it, and is now
prepared to say, without any hesi-
fancy, that the Los Angeles Gran
ite and Brownstone Company is
prepared to supply architects, con-
tractors and builders with stone
which will fully meet the tastes OF the
most fastidious among them. This
stone is of three shades of color. One
is almost the very same tint as the
far famed brownstone of Connecticut,
second is quite as near in hue to the
stone quarried at Hummelstown,
Dauphin county, Pennsylvania, and
the third approximates to that taken
out in Oswego county, New York.
Most of the stone referred to here re-
sembles this last Eastern stone. but
the tint is more uniform and delicate.
The evenness of color, as well as of
texture in this stone is very remark
able. The grain is as perfect as that
of piece of woven cloth, and is free
from flaw or imperfection. Nor does
this opinion rest upon the unsupport-
ed Judgment OF the reporter. All the
prominent architects OF the city have
examined the stone, and they all ex-
press the utmost qualification at finding
the means here at hand to enrich in
the most elegant manner, buildings as
fine as any in America. They have
already determined upon this in pre-
ference to any other stone available
for many of the most costly editices
contemplated in the immediate future.
One of those are the new Cohn build
ing of which Mr.. l. N. Leanard is the
architect; the fine Panorama building
of which Messrs Appongi & Gray are
the architects; the Y. NJ. G. A. build
ing, designed by Mr.. A. E. Coxhead.
The stone will be used also in some OF
the ornamental work to be done in St
James Park, and in fine gateway de-
signed for Judge Silent by Mr.. Brown,
the well-known architect.
That this fine stone should up to
this time have escaped the attention
of the Argus-eyed press, and get into
so general use, is an evidence OF the
great merit of the stone which is thus
forcing it's way on its own excellent
qualities. 1t is worthy of being trum.
peted abroad as full answer to Mr.
Morrow's letter to the State Geologist
1t is matter of local pride that SO fine
stone of the richest hues, OF so ex.
cellent texture, SO easily worked as
it comes from the quarry, and which
hardens by exposure to such good
consistency, should be product o.
Southern California. The cafion OF the
Sespe yields up this excellent stone. Il
is of ineXhaustible quantity, and in adj
dition to being of three colors it is O.
several degrees of fineness, so that
architects may have a large choice ir
these matters.
Those who desire to see how per-
fectly true in every respect, these
statements are, may have occular dem
onstration by paying visit to the
Office OF the
l.. A.G. & B. CO.
At IS n. Main street, room II,
HERALD Building, or at the yard, Il
N. Los Angeles street. A letter adj
dressed to p o. Box 1907, will receive